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Mystic Mantra: Laughter is more sacred than prayers

Spiritual discourses are often very serious and profound, and majority of people do not find it easy to grasp the...

3 April 2018 12:53 AM IST

In November last year, the ISIS had claimed the responsibility for the shootout in which police sub-inspector Imran Tak was also killed in Srinagars Gulab Bagh area. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Threats to India grow, but do our netas care?

The entire episode should cause grave disquiet to all citizens at a time when the need for national security is...

3 April 2018 12:48 AM IST

AggregateIQ did not immediately respond to request for comment on the remarks by Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower formerly of British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. (Photo: AP)

Of Brexit, authors & Cambridge Analytica

The real excitement here is about the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

2 April 2018 3:49 AM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (Photo: File)

Cong seems to have an early edge in Karnataka

The state Assembly has already passed a resolution for a separate state flag for Karnataka, and the bill is pending with...

2 April 2018 3:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dilli Ka Babu: Fixed tenure

The PM had urged states to appoint young IAS officers as district magistrates in the 115 backward districts.

1 April 2018 12:10 AM IST

Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajni Patil gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

Majority govts aren't always good

The five years of the UPA-I coalition (2005-2009) produced an average GDP growth of 8.5 per cent, the highest in any...

1 April 2018 12:06 AM IST

David Warner struggled to fight back the tears as he read a prepared statement in which he said his actions had been inexcusable. (Photo: AFP)

Pressure to win makes players cheat

Smith is currently rated as the best Test batsman in the world, and his absence from the scene would be a great loss to...

1 April 2018 12:06 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: The sacred word

A modern-day twist to mantra yoga, in my view, lies in affirmations .

28 Feb 2018 2:58 AM IST

What killed Sridevi before she died

The fact remains that all of us live in a world that worships looks and youth.

28 Feb 2018 2:57 AM IST

Mindfulness meditation is important to improve resilience to stress. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Meditation teaches us ways to endure pain

The walls in churches are marked with 14 stations depicting events as they unfolded in Jesus' last journey.

27 Feb 2018 12:23 AM IST

There would be no privatisation of the state-owned Coal India, said interim CMD Gopal Singh.

Will privatisation help the cause of coal industry?

Today, India produces 554 million tons of coal as against 79 million tons in 1973.

27 Feb 2018 12:23 AM IST

God always wants us to triumph over our karmic hurdles because only then will we fulfill the purpose of life, which is to grow into better human beings.

Mystic Mantra: Human unity in diversity

Peace and unity are assured us when we achieve the union of our soul with God.

26 Feb 2018 12:06 AM IST